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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016021512 · 2/18/2016 · Wisconsin Cemeteries Holdings LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple pelvic region locations
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Wisconsin Cemeteries Holdings LLC
Location
6400 W. Burleigh Street, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53210
NAICS
812220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to free a frozen burial vault from the frozen ground. A coworker was using a backhoe to free the vault. The burial vault dislodged from the ground rapidly and struck the employee, crushing him between the vault and a wall. He fractured his pelvis and hip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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